What do you wear?

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Specializes in Long-term care, home health.

I was just wondering what all of you RNAC's/MDS Coordinators wear. Our dress code is business casual, but I honestly wouldn't mind wearing scrubs. In street clothes, I don't feel I'm easily identifiable as a nurse, even though I have my ID on. I know I could wear a lab jacket, but I'm just not fond of them. If I were the only MDS coordinator, I'm sure I could wear scrubs, but there are 4 of us, so we'd all have to be the same....and the others don't like scrubs.

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Specializes in Geri, psych, TCU, neuro--AKA LTC.

I'm technically an RN Care Coordinator, and I'm second on MDS for our 62 bed facility. Our DON wears business casual (usually with a scrub jacket over her top), and our RNs wear scrubs if we want, business casual (with a scrub jacket PRN), and jeans on Fridays with scrub tops or T-shirts. Shoes to match the outfit-- sometimes sneakers, loafers, crocs, sandals in the summer, whatever. Only thing specifically addressed in the dress code r/t shoes: no flip-flops. :rolleyes: Who could wear flip-flops in the SNF anyway? Too many miles to cover...

Our MDS coordinator usually wears scrub pants, t-shirt, and jacket.

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Specializes in Gerontology, Med surg, Home Health.

I wore suits or dresses when I was the MDS Coordinator. Business casual is sometimes too casual.

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Specializes in LTC, Hospice, Case Management.

Business casual. Don't own a suit and don't want to wear a dress! I would probably be one of those "to casual" people, but I am clean, well pressed and not inappropriate.. but I gotta move and gotta be comfy.

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Specializes in acute care and geriatric.

All nursing staff from DON and on wear white, white and white.

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depended. Most of the time when I was in meetings or filling in for the DON..business. Other times when I was on the floor, doing rounds, late or lazy (lol) scrubs. I would always have a jacket too.

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Specializes in LTC, MDS, Education.

Scrubs. I guess it makes me feel more like a nurse, which is important when doing so many care plans :( and sitting in front of the computer doing MDS. Besides, scrubs are more comfortable. (since I can't really wear sweat pants, jeans or T-shirts! ) :D

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Specializes in Med-Surg., Agency Nursing, LTC., MDS..
All nursing staff from DON and on wear white, white and white.

Yuck,Yuck,...Yuck...!!

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Specializes in acute care and geriatric.
Yuck,Yuck,...Yuck...!!

Are you kidding? one of the reasons some of my nurses became nurses was so that they wouldn't have to worry about what they wear to work.

White is traditional and when a (even demented) patient is looking for help and cant use or depend on their call bell- they flag down the white clad staff.

When you say yuck- exactly what profession did you think you were joining. I want to be judged on my professional behavior and not on what outfit I wear, thank you very much.

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Specializes in LTC/SNF.

Scrubs all the way! What happens if you get pulled to the floor to work? I don't know about anyone else but I know I don't want to be doing patient care in business or even business casual wear, especially a dress. As for whites that is fine but in my experience most of my residents enjoy the colorful scrubs stating the whites make them feel institutionalized.

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Specializes in Vascular Access Nurse.

i wear scrubs....whatever color(s) i like. they're just more comfortable and easy to wear...no worrying about hose, dress shoes, made up face or hair. this way i throw on cute scrubs, put my hair in a ponytail, wear comfy sneakers and i'm good to go! especially nice since our facility takes up an entire city block and i'm on the run all day.

ps....i dislike wearing white, too.....most of the residents like the colors and comment on our "cute" outfits.

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Specializes in Vascular Access Nurse.
are you kidding? one of the reasons some of my nurses became nurses was so that they wouldn't have to worry about what they wear to work.

seems like an odd reason to become a nurse...;)

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